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Economy & Business - January 2012 (ISSN 1741-7430)
ENERGY: Is Ecuador sticking to the spirit of Yasuní?
On 11 January the Ecuadorean government announced that it would develop an oilfield which lies inside the 982,000 hectare Yasuní National Park which covers four big oilfields (Yasuní, Ishpingo, Tambococha and Tiputini, ITT) which hold 80% of Ecuador’s proven reserves of crude oil. This is despite the government raising over US$100m from international donors to compensate it for not developing the oil under the Yasuní National Park.
- Latin America’s moment
- Waiting for the domestic economy
- Shooting for 4%
- ARGENTINA: Pressure on the model
- CHILE: Copper powers exports
- PARAGUAY: Inflation undershoots
- URUGUAY: Trade hits a new record
- BOLIVIA: Government tries direct borrowing
- COLOMBIA: Bit of a boom
- ECUADOR: Leaner and meaner public sector drives boom
- PERU: Humala goes off to Davos
- VENEZUELA: Recovering
- Macroeconomic data and forecasts
- COSTA RICA: Still scooping high-tech investment
- CUBA: Venezuela stays loyal
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Government switches to inflation targeting
- EL SALVADOR : Lagging
- GUATEMALA : Pérez Molina bets on FDI
- HONDURAS : Pressure mounts
- NICARAGUA: Central bank still bullish
- PANAMA: Bank assets grow
- AGRICULTURE: La Niña wreaks havoc
- COFFEE: Banking on Brazil
- ENERGY: Is Ecuador sticking to the spirit of Yasuní?
- BUSINESS: Anglo American comes under more pressure
- DEBT: Colombia to increase borrowing in 2012